Effective Implementation of Telemedicine

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Article Review Prerequisites for Effective Implementation of Telemedicine: Focusing on Current Situations in Korea
INFS 430 – 10 – Global Issues in Information Systems February 15, 2016
SUMMARY Telemedicine is the use telecommunications and information technology to provide healthcare to patients located in the remote or distant locations. For example: people staying in the mountainous areas or islands can get medical services right at their home with the help of smart devices or patients who cannot go to the hospital for some reason. This article discusses the prerequisites for implementation and use of telemedicine in Korea. There is a study that was performed comparing the utilization…show more content…Also, the suggestions provided to help with the research seems appropriate. One suggestion that can be added to the list is to include the pharmacies (private or government) in the telemedicine plan as there may be some times when a person is not able to go the pharmacy to pick up their medicine and the pharmacies can deliver the same to the address. This means that during the discussion, one more party have to be on-board for the development and implementation of telemedicine systems that is the pharmacies that are affiliated to the medical facilities. One thing that did catch my eye is that in the author’s opinion, “communication between cancer specialists of tertiary care medical facilities and doctors at the primary and secondary hospitals is not easy to establish due to geographical and institutional problems” shows that they are not confident on the technological development that the telemedicine system is capable of bring to the community. The reason is because there are some applications (to be used in the smart devices) that being developed which doctors in various geographical locations can use to discuss the condition or illness of the patient and come to a conclusion of the best fit treatment plan. Conclusion section is also an example of weak writing and abrupt ending. In my opinion, this article lacks good writing, strong facts, graphs and

disruptive technologies that are having a corresponding impact on the economics of health providers and the entire health care industry value chain. The two most disruptive technologies of all are cloud computing (Corredor, Martínez, Familiar, 2011) and telemedicine administered remotely over the Internet (Johansson, Wild, 2010). Cloud computing is completely redefining the traditional financing and expensing approaches healthcare providers rely on for funding capital expense (CAPEX) projects. With cloud computing

resources such as social services and primary care (Mobile Integrated Healthcare and Community Paramedicine (MIH-CP): A National Survey, 2015). These programs range in services from in-home consultation for chronic disease management to deploying telemedicine to connect homebound patients with offsite care givers. The author states: “From medical homes to care teams to accountable care organizations, the concept of collaborative, integrated, patient-centered care is a major theme of healthcare reform

inventions that will be of benefit to us. One invention is one that will change the medical industry known as telemedicine, the Greek “tele-” meaning “to or at a distance.” This word can be directly translated to “medicine at a distance.” Telemedicine provides many benefits as well as drawbacks to the medicinal world, but it can hopefully pave a path for engineering and medicine.
Telemedicine is the use of information technologies to provide medical information to improve a patient’s health. It can

in telecommunications to improve the health care. After a lot of work Telemedicine was implemented and become an important solution for health care consultations. The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) declared the Telemedicine as "the use of medical information exchanged from one site to another via electronic communications to improve a patient 's clinical health status"[1]. So, in order to be successful in Telemedicine as a technology that supports and provides health care over distances

to the nearest hospital for further, more invasive treatment.
Additionally, the application could have a telemedicine feature. That is, when activated, a medical professional from a remote location can video conference through the phone, much like Skype or FaceTime. This would be advantageous in ensuring AHA guidelines are met during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). The telemedicine professional would be responsible for instructing when to do chest compressions, rescue breaths, and defibrillation

Topic: (HIT: TELEMEDICINE)
Participation: Health care delivery” for Telemedicine
Health care delivery” for Telemedicine helps solve the distant barrier for receiving health and medical services and lower the cost of healthcare coverage. Telemedicine is the use of telecommunication and information technologies in order to provide clinical health care at a distance. It helps eliminate distance barriers and can improve access to medical services that would often not be consistently available in distant

successful adoption and utilization of a technology. Whitten and Mackert have pointed out that the provider is the most important initial gatekeeper for the deployment of telemedicine so it is critical that program managers and telemedicine advocates develop effective engagement strategies to enable the success of a telemedicine initiative (Whitten & Mackert, 2005).
Technology Adoption Lifecycle
The success of various telehealth pilots has not scaled to large scale enterprise wide adoption across

modems, routers, software and other components such as specialized stethoscopes and imaging equipment needed to assess an individual patient. The cost of these items can add up quickly. As one study estimates, the capital expenditure for the implementation of telehealth video conferencing can reach as much as $80,000. The cost of transmitting data in order to deliver these services can also reach $800-$2000 per month in spoke and hub type telehealth systems (Gamble, Savage, & Icenogle, 2004). These

It makes doctors into robots and patients into pawns. Telemedicine seeks to improve the lives of patients and of medical professionals alike. By removing most of the barriers, between patient and doctor such as distance, charts, and x-rays as well as medical history and billing, now even on the remotest areas on the planet a mobile phone can connect you to life saving medical help thousands of miles away.
“What is Telemedicine? Telemedicine is the remote delivery of health care services and clinical

Introduction
The American Telemedicine Association defines in their web site Telemedicine as the use of electronic communications systems in the exchange of medical information from one site to another in an effort to improve a patient’s health status. Telemedicine has become an important tool in the health care field due to the rapid development in information technologies and the growing need for aid mechanisms allowing maximum and prompt access to health care services to a growing population